Off The Fence Go For Stehmeier

Independent production and distribution company Off the Fence has announced the appointment of Bo Stehmeier as Head of Sales and Co-Production.
Responsible for the Americas, UK, German speaking territories and Africa, Stehmeier will handle the sale of finished programmes to these regions as well as actively sourcing co-production partners and financiers for the company’s high end factual programming and overseeing these partnerships.
Stehmeier joins Off the Fence in Amsterdam from Optomen Television in the UK where, as Head of Sales, he looked after internationally renowned programming and formats such as Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. Prior to this he held the position of Head of Distribution for Bullseye TV Production & Distribution in London.
Ellen Windemuth, Managing Director and founder of Off the Fence commented on the appointment, “Bo’s experience and knowledge will be invaluable to the Off the Fence team as we develop the company into a fully integrated content company - producing high end factual programming as well as co-financing and distributing it to a worldwide audience.”
Bo also commented: “Off the Fence is a well respected company in the industry, and I am delighted to be offered this opportunity to work on its existing catalogue as well as develop new projects and partnerships. The company is at a very dynamic stage, and I hope to be an integral part of its success in the future.”
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